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RangerRickL
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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For our own personal reasons and our own personal emotional triggers, we all fall of the wagon. Years ago, when I spent necessary, but unwelcome time, with a psychologist, he said to me, "Rick, if you have failed 20 times out of 20, and you suddenly get to 19 failures out of 20...you are getting better. Celebrate that victory!"
We all need that kind of encouragement!
BTW: I did get better, but I am a long way from 20 out of 20 successes.
Rick
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We all fall off the wagon from time to time, it's part of being human. I find that this challenge encourages me to grab on to the back by my fingernails and try to climb back on!
Exercise: I'm getting closer to my 1 hour running goal, I did 55 minutes this morning of very slow plodding. Also did about 3 hours of gardening this afternoon but nothing like as intense as Rick yesterday.
Calories and tracking were fine including protein.
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Last month was one of those months where I fell off the wagon. As one of my mfp friends says when you can't get back on be happy with walking next to the wagon. I should not have been strolling next to the Chuck wagon and eating non stop LOL
So far we have a beautiful day I worked on the garden a bit yesterday and plan on finishing up today. My husband asked me where my *kitten* disappeared to. LOL I wish hips were as easy to get rid of. Today I am thankful I live close to so much as I need to run and get suntan lotion this morning before I go outside. Have a great day everyone!!!9 -
craving sweets ... check.
dining out ......... check
feeling stressed .. check check check
eating on the go ... check
yup all of the above at some point for me has been true, although I have now managed to combat the sweets, dinning out and eating on the go triggers, The stressed trigger is one that I will never combat because your not in control of that, but it does take major stress for that to be an issue (only happened once in my life when my hubby was in critical condition in hospital, I had lost some of my weight and was sitting at the upper healthy bracket, when he took ill I gained the lot back ... this is me, 2 years later, losing it all again. He has recovered fully
My biggest trigger is "feeling lazy" I then make excuses as to why I can't do exercise, and once one excuse is made the rest flow easily
In fact my pass 1 day, the pass that I should never have had .. has made me revert back to doing the minimum each day again ... the only thing making me do the minimum is this group and not wanting to do pass 2 lol
So a big big TY to everyone on here .. reading your successes and mini set backs (proving that we are only human, and I am not alone) is exactly what is keeping me moving forward.
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June 11
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 5km in 47 minutes (Hills - One Tree Hill walk).
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
Sorry this is going to be a long one.
Goal 6443kj
Food 6726kj (283kj over Goal)
Exer 1582kj (recorded by MapMyWalk)
Net 5145kj (under Goal by 1299kj)
For the first time in weeks I went over base (only by 283 kj or 68 kCal), but still under if I include only 1/2 the exercise calories from my walk (walk registered as 1582 kj or 378 kCal). I'll class that as a win. My base is calculated for reduction of 0.5kg per week at weight as of June 1 with lifestyle sedentary. I'm 1.8kg down since June 1.
My daughter had friends over today and my wife baked them mini party pies for lunch for the girls (amongst other "party style" food that ravenous teens will eagerly devour). While talking with the mother of one of the visiting friends, my wife gave me a plate of 7 mini party pies - each about 28g or 1oz (I was planning to microwave myself some soup from a can for lunch - simple but filling). In order not to be ungrateful, I finished the pies over about 15 minutes (tasty, but not at all filling). That ended up being my entire lunch.
My wife understands that I am trying to reduce weight. She understands that I now do not eat between meals. I don't think she understood at the time how many calories those little things contain. 196g of mini party pies 1728kj (413 kCal). A 530g of soup I was planning on is 1088kj (260 kCal). Even a ham and cheese sandwich is 1141kj (273 kCal).
The 153 kCal difference may not seem like much. However when the daily budget is 1540 kCal, that 153 kCal difference is 10% of my daily allowance (and I felt like I needed more food for most of the afternoon, which is rare).
Just goes to highlight how important food choices are.
One rare thing, which is both a blessing and a curse, is that I do not get hungry for food. I do feel empty or full, but do not crave food if I have not eaten. The danger is that I forget to eat especially if busy (and have issues from forgetting to eat).
This lack of being hungry may be tied in with my pain tolerance (which I believe is abnormally high). I feel pain, but it fades quickly (no dull aches, no disabling headaches, etc.). This is why I have had to be careful with the discomfort in my ankle earlier this week (over the last 2 walks I've had it "twinge" twice, it's definitely improving). It's something I know about and work with (it's easy to forget an injuries and thereby make them worse).
All in all, if these are my greatest concerns, I am 1000% better than where I was 6 months ago (and things seem to be getting better each day).
@RangerRickL. Hope you are not too stiff from yesterday.
Love the info about falling off the wagon. As an extreme INTJ, the problem is coping with a single failure. You either never start or stress about making 20 out of 20. For me, letting yesterday go is the secret. Learn from it, forgive the past (you cannot change it), be present in the now so you can try guide the future.
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Friday, I was sleep deprive and super busy and ended up not logging. (Pass 2) Saturday, was a very active day. I logged at the end of the day, thinking that I had kept the calories within my limits, only to find that I had not. (Pass 3) This is why it works best for me to log as I go during the day. So, that would be the last of my "passes". Today is June 11th. I thought about just "throwing in the towel" and conceding the rest of the month. But then I decided, "no." I will continue to strive to complete the challenge and will continue until I have failed. Which at this point, will obviously be if I mess up one more day this month. 
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Hi June UAC buddies,
Well, last time I checked-in was Saturday morning, after my third pass day on Friday. I was very unmotivated that Saturday morning and struggling to pick myself up and get back on the wagon. However, I read all your lovely supportive and inspiring messages on here. As a result, I exercised my heart out and I am reporting three very big YES's for yesterday!
It was raining so much Friday, that the river had burst its banks. (Irish summer, lol). This was really demotivating. See that bush in the middle? There should be a paddock to the left of it!
The above is on my 5.5k route, so you can imagine how wet it is here. I still got out for the run yesterday and brought my 9yo son on his bike. I had to run much faster than my usual pace to keep up with him, so...I EARNED THIS DISGUSTING RED FACE!! A big thank you UAC Buddies, as I would not have budged off the couch if not for you.
After the run, I brought the kids to the pool for a 90mins swim. I wasn't exactly doing laps or getting out of breath, but I did keep moving for the session, and had to pull/push/throw and chase the kids. Later on, I was doing piggy back rides with the three kids..and the 11year old and 9year old are a good workout! Hopefully all that exercise has used up all the Friday pizza!
@craigo3154 Thanks so much for all the advice. I meant to thank you for the advice last week too. You could make an online business of dietary advice, motivation and support!
@surfus I have bulimia for years, so my weight is also up and down a lot too. There have been several years in my life where I have lost 30lbs and then gained it again within the same 12 months. I’m an all or nothing kinda gal! But, 18 months ago I wouldn’t have been honest and open about my binges. It is something I hid even from my family. At least, Friday was just a splurge and not a full on binge. Again, a healthier choice than 18 months ago, where the pizza would have only have been the start.
@Slimpossible007, I am definitely honest in here. It’s really important to my recovery. All the hiding and secret eating/ fasting is not good for my mental health! I also am learning not to berate myself over the “slip up” days. Slip-ups happen and are a part of normal life. Well done on bypassing your own triggers.
@pribud thanks for the support too. I love the way you manage to write personal little words of encouragement for so many of us. I am trying to copy you here!
@debodom1962 Wow, 5k obstacle course in 2 hours. AND an hour better than last year. That is great going.
It is only mid afternoon on Sunday here, so I cant report in for today yet. So far so good though. But I still have to get my 20mins exercise, between the torrential downpours.8 -
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scubachick67 wrote: »Hi June UAC buddies,
Well, last time I checked-in was Saturday morning, after my third pass day on Friday. I was very unmotivated that Saturday morning and struggling to pick myself up and get back on the wagon. However, I read all your lovely supportive and inspiring messages on here. As a result, I exercised my heart out and I am reporting three very big YES's for yesterday!
@scubachick67. Really, really well done.scubachick67 wrote: »... Hopefully all that exercise has used up all the Friday pizza!
@scubachick67. Yesterday is history. You are forgiven for the past (even Friday's Pizza).
Learn from the past is all that is asked. Do not try to compensate for it.
Live in the present (throwing kids round the pool, having fun and being active) and work for the future.
Commit each day to make today a good day. Just today. (not the week, not the month, not making up for history. Just today).scubachick67 wrote: »@surfus I have bulimia for years, so my weight is also up and down a lot too. There have been several years in my life where I have lost 30lbs and then gained it again within the same 12 months. I’m an all or nothing kinda gal! But, 18 months ago I wouldn’t have been honest and open about my binges. It is something I hid even from my family. At least, Friday was just a splurge and not a full on binge. Again, a healthier choice than 18 months ago, where the pizza would have only have been the start.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST WIN. Being honest with yourself and others. Worth more than gold and incredibly hard to do.
From and honest base permanent progress can be made (and isn't that the overall goal).
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I am determined not to "pass out" today! Have a good day everyone!6
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Fell off the wagon last week with the stresses of preparations for 2 big events and tons of babysitting. However, clean slate as of yesterday. Onward and upward. That's the key.7
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, HAPPY SUNDAY!
Fell off the wagon last week with the stresses of preparations for 2 big events and tons of babysitting. However, clean slate as of yesterday. Onward and upward. That's the key.
I laughed when I read this @Dosse1320 when I do my weight check-in and post to my friends(not on here) I always end with onwards and downwards , not everyone got it at first but now they always get a chuckle.....Good job bouncing back after your hectic week.
@GardenMama129 I am so pleased that you did not throw in the towel and give up! That in itself is a WIN in my books. Please do not look at not making the winners circle a failure, many of us have struggled through the months and have not ALWAYS made it but we continue to check-in and celebrate each day that we succeeded. Think of the quote @RangerRickL just posted and use the 30 days in June, every day that you stay on track is a win, maybe use this as your guideline if you need too but PLEASE do not give up, I am cheering for you!
@captainfantastic94 What a WIN you had yesterday, you are an inspiration to us all and really living up to your name, WOW
@craigo3154 again you have impressed me......love the support you give and how you also tell us about your struggles and successes I am glad to see your struggles turn out to be successes in the end! Wow a 1.8Kg loss already this month!
@azsundancer You can do this! I KNOW YOU CAN......do you see the pompoms yet......LOL
@scubachick67 Way to bounce back......You've got this! Proud of you!
@slimpossible007 seems like you have a lot to be thankful for! Time to let go of the negativity from your first pass day and focus on your positive days. To me attitude is everything if I BELIEVE I can do it, then I CAN DO IT. If I let negativity in I start doubting myself. As hard as it is sometimes we have to force ourselves to do that exercise and this also goes hand in hand, if I work hard at my exercise in my mind I want to make that count and my food choices are much easier. I BELIEVE IN YOU!
@aeshippers CONGRATULATIONS on your run, you are almost there! You continue to inspire me DAILY!
@2020pinktogo you have been through a lot this last month do not berate yourself for choices you have made like @craigo3154 said yesterday is gone, it is history, today is a gift, that why it is called the present! I am happy you are walking beside the wagon and checking in with us each day, before you know it you will be jumping back on and we will be dancing in the back of that wagon together...........lol...... I have faith in you!
Only 11am here in BC, Canada so my kitchen just opened a few hours ago. I do have my meal and exercise planned out for the day so I will be checking in with my positive results later. Hope everyone has a happy and healthy day!
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Okay I had my tantrum today. So last year I bought myself these really great pruning set They are neon purple. No mistaking whose tools they are. all winter I saw them on top of the cabinet in the garage mom and I saw them over a month ago before Gran got sick still there. This morning GONE I searched for them hubby came in and he has no clue what I am talking about. Just tell me you took them to do work and left them somewhere. My parents came over and saw me hacking the daylights out of the trees and bushes and my dad was like Oh she gets that from her mother she's pissed and she's taking it out on a bush and a tree. I feel better but they better return.3
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Heh! I like it when this group gets kinda verbose. Hey, you guys got that from me.
I like @scubachick67 showing us what her soggy world looks like.
I like the philosophical underpinnings from @craigo3154.
But here is me remembering how long I been at this. It has been a long time. I forgot how long.
My one weakness is whiskey, and beer. Or is that two? That stuff causes my resolve to evaporate. Good thing I don't do that everyday. Or do I?
I did Orange Theory studio this morning. Weighed before. Weighed after. The After was exceedingly satisfying. So here I sit eating peanuts. Bag is 1800 calories. See if I can stop at 900. 900 will be a shade more than my Orange workout.
I made a bean pizza for myself and my wife. That is weird ain't it? They are good though.
Orange Theory coach said "eat some protein after this." Alright, I ate some protein.
Strava says I got 14,000 feet of climbing this month so far. That is more than 1,000 per day ain't it? Orange theory says I burned 4,800 cals in their classes so far this month.
Well, I am kinda keeping this thing going. Probably going to say yes, yes, yes in a couple of hours.
Oh, and I PR'd my ride to the gym. Beat my last ride by 1 second. Now that is weird.
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Super quick post to say yes x 3.3
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I'm exhausted.
June 9, 10 and 11: pass
Not that I didn't do well, we've been moving apartments, have been on our feet moving stuff, packing them, taking them apart and getting them back together for over 12 hours a day. Barely have been eating because there was just no time, barely had any sleep as well. Unfortunately there's no way I could accurately log any of that. I might be able to do something approximate for today but it would involve a lot of guessing.
Starting fresh tomorrow. There's still a lot of work to be done but at least I won't be running up and down five flights of stairs, just a lot of cleaning and unpacking.
I really hope you're doing great, I haven't had time to check anything and am now literally just posting this and falling asleep. Positive vibes.6 -
@scubachick68 Kids are the best workout ever!! sounds like a fun time in the pool
@pribud TY ... I'm shaking off the negative vibes and replacing them with good vibes ..
@Dosse1320 welcome back on the wagon
@2020pinktogo I hope you find your tools .. good job on that bush anyway, Its the kind of thing I do when I'm annoyed .. attack things it makes me feel better (I've just lost a small printer and I am not a happy bunny, I think someone has stolen it from the house 
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@bocasdelbobdog beer yum yum .. thats a deffo weakness also not every day (honest
... the solution to more beer is ...... less food ... 
Love your photo
@everyone else keep up the good work
me today yes yes and yes again
I walked 10 minutes in the drizzling rain
I walked 15 mins in the pouring rain
I scrubbed and hoovered 2 flights of stairs and 3 landings .. for well over an hour ... think Id take the walk over that anytime
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Judt a quick post ("thank goodness", UAC group says!)
Three yes's for me today.
@bocasdelbobdog , sometimes there's just too much blood in your alcohol system. There must be a bit of Irish in you 5 -
Kitchen is closed ...
yes, yes, yes.
(Bean pizza is kind of like a tostada only on a flatbread or Greek style pita.)4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes 60 minutes of misc walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes (Not by much tho)
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes3 -
Exercise: Yes, a run between thunderstorms
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes...45 minutes on elliptical and 15 minutes strength.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, barely.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
I have read everyone's post. They make me smile, make me sad and motivate the heck out of me. So glad I'm part of this group. I'd write more, but it's late and I'm getting sleepy. Goodnight y'all.5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes...90 minute walk
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, the aerodyne bike
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Actually I thought I ate a lot today but when I added everything in tonight I was a couple hundred calories below my goal.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes3 -
Sweets are my downfall and are often the reason behind my falling off the wagon. I'm getting better though. I don't deprive myself, but I'm learning to make healthy decisions when attending to my cravings.
I love how everyone is so honest and open about their journey. You are all so inspiring!
Exercise? Yes; 62 minutes of strength training, 30 minutes of running, and an hour hike
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes
I have been very anxious and have been feeling out-of-touch lately. Exercising and eating healthy has been my staple and has curbed my anxiety quite a bit. I'm not sure how I managed before getting into this healthy routine, but I'm certainly happy that I did.
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Well it is time to check out for the night. Had a good day today. NSV for the week, I beat all my exercise goals I set for myself this week!
exercise yes 50 minutes exercise bike, 30 minutes gardening
calories yes but just under by 50
tracking yes everything
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?yes...took Maggie to the off leash park...and actually ran up 80 of the 100 stairs they have there...couldn't do that last year...
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? I did...
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
The good, the bad, and the sour patch kids...
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Pass day 1 for me.
Wedding anniversary today so decided to got out and you know how it is. Skipped dinner though.
Its so great to see everyone's progress.
Exactly ! The guilt creeps in for me and it has such a negative effect. I end up eating more and actually gain weight leading to more guilt and feeling helpless and desperate starting my downward spiral. I really hope I can break this pattern.craigo3154 wrote: »As an extreme INTJ, the problem is coping with a single failure. You either never start or stress about making 20 out of 20.
@GardenMama129 : Glad you decided not to give up !
@scubachick67 : Wow ! You did it ! I really wish it would rain here, at least a little. It was a super hot day. I can't believe summer has just started and its only going to get worse.
@bocasdelbobdog : I am simply amazed at how much you work out. It is really inspiring
I had no idea what Orange Theory was till I read your post about it last week.
All of you are doing so good that just being here makes me feel that I should not give up.
Couple of things from my side, things I am struggling with actually.
First, how do you all manage to log your home cooked meals accurately ? I make breakfast, lunch and dinner fresh everyday. Breakfast is easier to log, just a few choices. But when it gets to lunch and dinner, I just cook instictively . Till I started UAC I have never measured anything I cook. Even if I am making the same dish again, quantities are different and the calories vary. Now that I am measuring, I find that I am spending much more time in the kitchen. I haven't found a way out of this yet.
Second, I go over the sodium limit very easily, even if I don't go over it I am almost at the limit. I had no idea I was eating this much salt. So this week's goal is to actually reduce my salt intake.
All done, almost tomorrow now ! Dreading it anyway cause it is my weigh in day
Happy week ahead everyone !
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I made it to LA with my son in a little over 7 hours. Of course work was crazy today and we left later than I wanted, but we are here! Oh and yeah, we couldn't have left much earlier because he was at the dentist, who came in on a Sunday (!) to repair a tooth that he broke off last night. This is an important front tooth that he already broke previously, along with 7 others at once in a sports accident several years ago, so she knows us and his teeth very well. Many, many procedures. Two others are loose but nothing has come out this time. Is that enough? Nah. The tooth broke off because he hit it with his knee while doing a backflip on a trampoline, at a friend's neighbors house, in the dark. So, last night he was getting his knee sutured up where he had lacerated it with his own mouth. Just a normal weekend for us.
I am reading everyone's posts on the treadmill at the hotel and so incredibly impressed with you all! We have so many helping hands reaching out to pull those who need it back on to that wagon!! And of course, we all need that hand sometime.
Stress eating is a big thing I have had to work on. Now I do tend to recognize it and say to myself, you are stressed, just wanting to eat your stress. Is that really the choice you choose to make? It helps me keep to make the better choice.
Hard to walk type so done now
Yes x 3
Walk x 50 min treadmill
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@pribud thank you! Unfortunately day two was much less successful I am using my third pass and am falling off the wagon but I'm going to keep checking in and using you guys for accountability
Tracking? No
Goal? Deffinately no
Activity? 9 hours of serving4
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